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Fig. 470. Sporobolus virginicus Kiintb, Revis. Gram. 1 : 67. 

 1835. (JgrostisvirfjinicaJAun.) Seaside Rush-grass. Adecum 

 bent, or erect and more or less branching, leafy perennial 1.5 to 

 6 dm. bigh, -witb long, creeping rootstocks and diinsely dowered, 

 spike-like panicles 3 to G cm. long. Spikelets 2 to 3 mm. long. 

 Sandy shores Virginia to Florida, westward to Texas. [Mexico 

 and West Indies.] Augnst-September. 



